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A study from researchers at the Creighton University School of Medicine found that lung cancer patients who smoked marijuana and tobacco were diagnosed with the condition 2.8 years earlier than those who smoked tobacco but not marijuana.

Pulitzer Center grantee Elyse Wild shared her Pulitzer project on the opioid crisis in Native American communities with South Dakota State University students, faculty, and staff.

In 2000, drug addiction was the cause of only about 15% of foster care entrances. By 2017, that percentage had grown to 36%.

Growing up, Massachusetts teen Becca Schmill loved reading. She would often stay up past her bedtime reading a “Harry Potter” book with a flashlight. 

Cases of fentanyl poisoning in children across the U.S. have been steadily increasing for most of the past decade, according to a [March 2025] study.

A student at a New York middle school gave marijuana gummies to at least a dozen classmates this week, sending nearly all of them to the hospital, police and the school district said.

David Krumholtz “almost died” after suffering an extreme reaction to smoking pot.

Brain and behavioral effects on teens and young adults are of special concern.

A small number of doctors approve an outsized share of medical marijuana cards in Pennsylvania, state health department records obtained by Spotlight PA reveal.

A new study has experts beaming with hope as it shows teen drug use at a record low, but they admit confusion as to why the trend is happening and how to ensure it continues.